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Movie poster: The Way Things Go (1987)
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The Way Things Go

1987 · 30 min Documentary
6.5 / 10 · TMDB

Artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss create the ultimate Rube Goldberg machine. The pair used found objects to construct a complex, interdependent contraption in an empty warehouse. When set in motion, a domino-like chain reaction ripples through the complex of imaginative devices. Fire, water, the laws of gravity, and chemistry determine the life-cycle of the objects. The process reveals a story concerning cause and effect, mechanism and art, and improbability and precision, in an extended science project that will mesmerize the mind.

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Year 1987
Country Switzerland
Genre Documentary
Director David Weiss
Runtime 30 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.5/10 (25 votes)

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Fischli and Weiss construct a mesmerizing chain of events that relies on basic physics and chemistry. The film explores the beauty of cause and effect, transforming mundane objects into actors in a precise, yet whimsical, ballet of reactions.

What lingers after the final reaction is a sense of playful wonder at the hidden connections in the material world. It’s a meditation on order, chaos, and the art found in a simple domino fall. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: David Weiss

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Watch attentively, in one sitting, to fully appreciate the relentless, hypnotic chain of events.

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